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  • The threshold bias of the c...
    Liebenau, Anita; Nenadov, Rajko

    Journal of combinatorial theory. Series B, January 2022, 2022-01-00, Letnik: 152
    Journal Article

    Let r≥4 be an integer and consider the following game on the complete graph Kn for n∈rZ: Two players, Maker and Breaker, alternately claim previously unclaimed edges of Kn such that in each turn Maker claims one and Breaker claims b∈N edges. Maker wins if her graph contains a Kr-factor, that is a collection of n/r vertex-disjoint copies of Kr, and Breaker wins otherwise. In other words, we consider a b-biased Kr-factor Maker–Breaker game. We show that the threshold bias for this game is of order n2/(r+2). This makes a step towards determining the threshold bias for making bounded-degree spanning graphs and extends a result of Allen et al. who resolved the case r∈{3,4} up to a logarithmic factor.